The Deceptive Inclusivity of Glee
Troy Patterson of Slate, who writes that “(a)t its best, Glee is not just entertaining but elating, dramatizing Breakfast Club-quality teen angst with the aid of tight production numbers covering new and classic popular songs.” While this may be true, it misses what I consider to be a much larger and more culturally salient point, which is that the show is a mess of misogyny and concealed homophobia that makes use of cheap racial and ethnic stereotypes for laughs.
Review: New York, I Love You 2009
Bradley Cooper bares his ass while Natalie Portman bares her lack of talent with Jewish accents.
Luna Remembers by Paul Chaat Smith
In Washington, a large photograph of The Artifact Piece greets visitors in the National Museum of the American Indian’s third floor gallery. On a winter afternoon a few months after the museum opened, Luna himself was one of those visitors. It must have felt like walking into one of his own installations.
Abandon Your Goals
The American Dream is a dead religion yet believers are steadfast in their determination to sacrifice the present for an increasingly distant tomorrow.
Marcel Petit’s Hookers
He looks like one, sure, but he’s not a pimp. Read on to learn more.
Feb 28, 2010 | Categories: Culture | Tags: advocacy, american indians, classcism, documentary, independent film, institutions of racism, misogyny, poverty, prostitution, sexisim, social commentary | 2 Comments »